NWAC Hall of Fame

Dr. John Keyser

Dr. John Keyser

Clackamas Community College, Mt. Hood Community College, Linn-Benton Community College
Class of 2002

John served as President of Clackamas between 1985-2001. He was instrumental in funding the Cougar athletic program from sources other than the General Fund. In 1988, he won the college's Excellence in Leadership award and the Oregon City Enterprise-Courier's Citizen of the Year award. He was named one of the top 50 community college Presidents in the country in 1989 and was President of the Year by the American Student Association of Community Colleges in 2001. Prior to his arrival at Clackamas, he was Vice President of Instruction at Linn-Benton (1982-85) and Dean of Student Relations and Research at Mt. Hood (1977-82).